Dutton's PS jobs threat sparks change in Labor strategy, but only locally

Australia's Labor Party firms in latest Roy Morgan poll

MELBOURNE, Victoria - ​If a federal election were held today, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) would be re-elected with an increased majority, securing 53 percent of the vote, unchanged from the previous week.The Liberal-National Coalition holds 47 percent, also unchanged, according to the latest Roy Morgan

Dutton's PS jobs threat sparks change in Labor strategy, but only locally

What’s another 5,000 public servants between friends? In the federal election context, it’s everything – at least, it is for the campaign in Canberra. Before last week’s Federal Budget, the Coalition had been making a big deal about the “extra 36,000” public servants Labor has appointed since coming to office in 2022. Peter Dutton had […]

Dutton's PS jobs threat sparks change in Labor strategy (but only in Canberra)

What’s another 5,000 public servants between friends? In the federal election context, it’s everything – at least, it is for the campaign in Canberra. Before last week’s Federal Budget, the […]

Can Australia afford its own workforce?

There is a quiet irony in Australia’s jobs boom. More people are working than ever, yet many owe their paycheques to a sector that doesn’t run on customers, profits, or competition. Since the pandemic, the public sector has powered job creation, accounting for 85 per cent of employment growth from 2019 to 2024. Teachers, nurses, policy advisers, and administrators have come to symbolise a nation whose economic engine increasingly runs on governm…